Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) Stock Price Down 5.9% After Insider Selling

Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO)’s stock price fell 5.9% during trading on Monday following insider selling activity. The company traded as low as $1,074.43 and last traded at $1,056.5680. 48,767 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 86% from the average session volume of 344,568 shares. The stock had previously closed at $1,122.97.

Specifically, Director Eva Manolis sold 967 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,400.00, for a total transaction of $1,353,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 498 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $697,200. This represents a 66.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on FICO. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Fair Isaac from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday. Robert W. Baird set a $1,549.00 price objective on Fair Isaac in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $1,750.00 price objective on shares of Fair Isaac in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Fair Isaac from $1,325.00 to $1,225.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on Fair Isaac from $2,400.00 to $1,525.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,599.14.

Fair Isaac Trading Down 7.2%

The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $1,216.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,230.48. The company has a market cap of $22.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.11, a PEG ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.30.

Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $12.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $11.76 by $0.42. Fair Isaac had a net margin of 34.05% and a negative return on equity of 32.51%. The company had revenue of $674.19 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $679.17 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $8.57 EPS. Fair Isaac’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Fair Isaac has set its FY 2026 guidance at 42.430-42.430 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Fair Isaac Corporation will post 38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Fair Isaac

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Fair Isaac in the fourth quarter valued at $2,379,000. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 168.7% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 481 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $958,000 after buying an additional 302 shares during the last quarter. Titan Global Capital Management USA LLC raised its stake in shares of Fair Isaac by 42.6% during the 4th quarter. Titan Global Capital Management USA LLC now owns 7,993 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $13,513,000 after buying an additional 2,387 shares during the last quarter. Altrafin AG acquired a new position in shares of Fair Isaac in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,117,000. Finally, M.D. Sass LLC acquired a new position in shares of Fair Isaac in the 4th quarter valued at about $55,660,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.75% of the company’s stock.

Fair Isaac Company Profile

Fair Isaac Corporation, commonly known as FICO, is a data analytics and software company best known for its FICO Score, a widely used credit-scoring system that helps lenders assess consumer credit risk. Founded in 1956 by Bill Fair and Earl Isaac, the company has evolved from its origins in statistical credit scoring to a broader focus on predictive analytics, decision management and artificial intelligence-driven solutions for financial services and other industries. FICO is headquartered in San Jose, California, and operates globally, serving clients across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.

FICO’s product portfolio centers on analytics and decisioning technologies.